Because it sucks to have four other people in your class named, let's say, Will. First of all, the teacher always thinks you're the other Will, or that Will is you. Last year, there were three Benjamins in my class: Ben K, Ben Sh., and Ben St, and to make matters worse, they kind of looked like each other. Also, names are your identifying factor, so it's nice to have a name that's different from everyone else's. Trust me, it makes you feel a lot more unique.

This is a good thread and it helps take the guilts off all the nameberries whose GP is a top ten name because we nameberries are of course looking for more extraordinary names and top ten names just won't cut it.

PS It wasn't my beautiful Christian first name (Caroline) that cruelled it for me it was the nn of Carol that completely turned me away. I say lets just give a child their full name and forget the cutesy little nn's.